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No. 6|3,747. Patented Nov. a, |898.

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WASHSTAND.

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WASHSTAND.

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ISAAC OOATES WILLIAMS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO EMILYWEAVER WILLIAMS, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,747, dated.November '8, 1898. Application filed April 20, 1898. Serial No. 678,246.(No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ISAAC GoA'rEs WIL- LIAMs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Washstands, of which the following is a full and completespecification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to washstands; and the object thereof is toprovide an improved device of this class with improved means forsupplying water thereto and for conveying the waste water therefrom, afurther object being to provide a washstand with a sliding tank which ismounted therein and adapted to be drawn out of the front thereof, saidtank being adapted to be used as a bath tub or tank and being providedwith adjustable watersupply pipes, said tank being also provided with ahinged cover which is adapted to serve as a seat; and with these andother objects in View the invention consists in the construction,combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described. p

The invention is fully disclosed in the fol lowing specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which-'- Figure 1 is aplan view of myimproved washstand, showing the bath tub or tank drawnout and the hinged covers thereof open. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof,part of the construction being broken away; Fig. 3, a view similar toFig. 2, with parts of the apparatus shown in vertical section. Fig. 4 isa central vertical section of my improved washstand, showing the partsfolded together; and Fig. 5 is a plan view of the bath tub or tank re'-Inoved and showing the hinged cover thereof closed, as is also a hingedfront and end plate connected therewith, another hinged plate beingshown open.

In the drawings forming part of this specication the same parts of myimprovement are designated by the same numerals of reference in each ofthe views, and in the prac` tice of my invention I provide a washstand6, which may be of the usual or any preis ferred form and which isprovided with a top 7, in which is placed the usual bowl 8,

and the front thereof is provided with a large transverse opening 9, andmounted in the bot= tom of said stand is a sliding tank 10, which isadapted to be drawn out into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 orshoved into the base of said stand, as shown in Fig. 4, and at one orboth sides of said tank is a catch 11, which is adapted to operate inconnection with a corresponding notch or recess in the side of the standto prevent the tank from being entirely withdrawn therefrom. Myinvention, however, is not limited to these means for preventing theentire withdrawal of the tank, and any suitable construction may be provided for this purpose.

Passing vertically up within the stand, adjacent to the back thereof,are two water-supply pipes 12, one of which is shown in full lines inFigs. 3 and 4 and both of which are shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, andthese pipes are each provided at their upper ends with the usual faucets13, which are controlled by the usual valves 14, and said pipes aredesigned to supply hot and cold water, which is discharged into the bowl8 by the faucets 13 in the usual manner.

Connected with the bottom of the bowl Sis a water-discharge pipe 15,which connects with a waste pipe or conduit 16, which passes backwardlyand downwardly through the bottom of the stand, and by means of thesepipes the water may be supplied to the bowl 8 and discharged therefromin the usual manner, and said bowl 8 is provided with an overg flow-pipe17, which communicates therewith near the top thereof at 18, and thelower end of which is also in communication with a pipe 15.

Mounted in one side of the tank 10 are water-pipes 19 and 20, which areshown in Fig. 2 and in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and these pipes connectwith a faucet 21, which discharges into the tank 10, and are controlledby valves 22, and the water-pipe 2O is placed in communication with oneof the supply pipes 12 by means of two pipe-sections 23,

which are connected at 24 by means of av hinged coupling through whichthe water is free to pass. One of the sections 23 is conneeted with thecorresponding supply-pipes 12 at 25 by a similar coupling and the otherIOO with the pipe 2O in the side of the tank 10 by a similar coupling2G.

The water-pipe 19 in the side of the tank lO connects at its inner endwith a downwardly-inclined pipe 27, which is shown in full lines inFigs. 2 and 3 and in dotted lines in Fig. l and which extendstransversely of the back of the tank 10 and which is connected at 2G andon the side of the stand opposite the pipes 19 and 2O with short hingedpipes 23, similar to the pipes 23 on the opposite side, and which areconnected at 24 by a hinged coupling and at 25 with one of thesupply-pipes 12, this arrangement being clearly shown in dotted lines inFig. l and in full lines in Fig. 3, the construction and arrangement ofthe hinged pipes 23 and the coupling by which they are connected beingthe same on each side.

The construction of the couplings at 24, 25, and 26 is not shown insection or in detail for the reason that various forms of such couplingsare well known and any desired forln may be employed.

Arranged transversely in the bottom of the stand is a waste-water pipe28, which is shown in full lines in Figs. 3 and 4 and in dotted lines inFig. 1, and the rear end of this pipe is in connection with thewaste-water pipe 16 at 29, and mounted in the forward open end of saidpipe 28 is a telescopic tube 30, which is free to slide in the pipe 28,and the forward end thereof is in communication with the bottom of thetank l0 at 31, and an overliow branch 32 communicates with said tank,near the top thereof, as shown at 33 in Fig. 3. The connection betweenthe pipes 2S and 30 is a water-tight connection, while admitting of thefree movement of said pipes one with the other, and when the tank 10 isshoved into the bottom of the stand the pipe 30 is entirely telescopicin the pipe 2S, and when said tank is drawn out, as shown in Fig. 3, thepipe 30 is drawn out and the waste water from the tank 10 may bedischarged therethrough whenever desired.

The couplings of the pipes 23 are preferably made like ordinary foldinggas pipe couplings and may be tightened by means of nuts or in anydesired manner.

The tank 10 is open at the top, as shown at 34 in Fig. 3, and isprovided with a cover 35, which is hinged longitudinally thereto, asshown at 36, and adapted to be folded backwardly and supported by aframe 37, which is hinged thereto at 3S and which is adapted to be swungdownwardly into the position shown in Fig. when said cover is open andto be folded over the cover when said cover is closed over the tank 10.The front of the stand is provided with a door 39, which is hingedthereto at 40 and which is adapted to be raised in the operation ofdrawing out the tank or shoving it into the stand, and it will beobserved that the cover 35 is hinged to the tank rearwardly of the frontof the tank, and when the tank is shoved into the stand and the door 39closed the cover 35 and its attachments will be concealed.

The bottom of the cover of the tank 10 is provided with raised seatportions 4l, which serve as a seat and by means of which the water inthe operation of bathing is free to flow around a person sitting on saidcover, as hereinafter described. The cover 35 is also provided atitsouter side with a hinged guardplate 42 and with two hinged endguard-plates 43, and the triangular space between said plates 43 and theplate 42 is filled in with flexible material 44, such as oil-cloth orrubber, and the hinged end plates 43 are provided at their rear sideswith supplemental hinged plates 45. These plates are all hinged in suchmanner that when folded outwardly, as shown in Figs. l and 3, theyoccupy a downwardly-inclined position, and in practice a spray-nozzle,if desired, may be connected with the faucet 21, and a party whenwashing or bathing sits on the seats 41 on the hinged cover 35 with hisfeet in the tank 10, and the water may be sprayed over his or herperson, as will be readily understood, and the guard-plates 42, 43, and45 and the flexible connections 44 between the plates 42 and 43 areintended to prevent the water from falling on the iioor or carpet, andthe water as it liows from the body of the bather is collected by saidplates and the seat 35 and flows back into the tank 10, as will bereadily understood.

My improved combination washstand and bath-tank are simple inconstruction and operation, and it will be apparent that changes in andmodifications of the construction herein described maybe made withoutdeparting ,from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing itsadvantages.

In Fig. 5 I have shown the method of folding the guard-plates 42, 43,and 45 over the seat 35, and in this operation the guard-plate 42 isfirst folded over said seat. The supplemental plates 45 are then foldedover the end plates 43, and said end plates are then folded over theplate 42, and the seat 35 is then folded over the tank, and the frame 37rests thereon.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent* 1. A combination washstand and batlrtank, said standbeing provided in the top thereof with the usual bowl, and in the frontwith an opening above which isa hinged door, a tank mounted in thebottom of said stand and adapted to slide out and in through saidopening, water-supply pipes which pass up wardly through said stand andare provided with faucets for said bowl, water-escape pipes connectedwith the bottom of said bowl, water-pipes mounted in the side of saidtank and provided with a faucet, said last-named pipes being incommunication with hinged section-pipes arranged in said stand and incommunication with said supply-pipes, and

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a Water-escape pipe consisting of telescopic sections arranged in thebottom of said stand, one of said Sections being in communication withsaid tank, substantially as described.

2. A combination Washstand and bath-tank, said stand being provided inthe top thereof with the usual bowl, and in the front with an openingabove which is a hinged door, a tank mounted in the bottom of said standand adapted to slide out and in through said opening, water-supply pipeswhich pass upwardly through said stand and are provided with faucets forsaid bowl, water-escape pipes connected with the bottom of said bowl,waterpipes mounted in the side of said tank and provided with a faucet,said last-named pipes being in communication with hinged sectionpipesarranged in said stand and in communication with said supply-pipes, anda water-escape pipe consisting of telescopic sections arranged in thebottom of said stand, one of said sections being in communication withsaid tank, said tank being also provided with a hinged cover which isadapted to open outwardly and serve as a seat, and said cover withguard-plates hinged to the front side and the ends thereof,substantially as described.

3. A combination washstand and bath-tank, said stand being provided inthe top thereof with the usual bowl, and in the front with an openingabove which is a hinged door, a tank mounted in the bottom of said standand adapted to slide out and in through said opening, Water-supply pipeswhich pass upwardly through said stand and are provided with faucets forsaid bowl, Water-pipes connected with the side of said tank and providedwith a faucet, said last-named pipes being in communication with hingedsection pipes arranged in said stand and in communication with saidsupply-pipes, and a water-escape pipe consisting of telescopic sectionsarranged in the bottom of said stand, one of said sections being incommunication with said tank, said tank being also provided with ahinged cover which is adapted to open ontwardly and serve as a seat, andsaid cover with guard-plates hinged to the front side and the endsthereof, the side guard-plates and end guard-plates being provided withflexible connections, substantially as described.

4. A combination washstand and bath-tank, said stand being provided inthe bottom of the front thereof with an openin g above which is a hingeddoor, and in the top thereof with the usual bowl, water-supply pipes forsaid bowl, and a water-escape pipe connected With the bottom of saidbowl, a tank mounted in said stand adapted to slide out and in throughsaid opening, water-pipes mounted in one side thereof and incommunication with said water-supply pipes by means of short hingedpipes, a telescopic water-escape pipe in the bottom of said stand, onesection of which is in communication with said tank, and said tank beingalso provided with a hinged cover, which is adapted to serve as a seat,substantially as described.

5. A combination washstand and bath-tank, comprising a stand providedwith a bowl, water-supply pipes which communicate therewith, andwater-escape pipes leading therefrom, a sliding tank mounted in saidstand and adapted to move through an opening in the front thereof, saidstand being also provided with a hinged door above said tank and saidtank with water-pipes in the sidev thereof, in connection with saidwater-supply pipes by means of short hinged pipes for supplying water tosaid tank, and a telescopic water-escape pipe mounted in the bottom ofsaid stand, one section of which is in communication with said tank,substantially as described.

6. A combination washstand and bath-tank, comprising a stand providedwith a bowl, water-supply pipes which communicate therewith, andWater-escape pipes leading therefrom, a sliding tank mounted in saidstand and adapted to move through an opening in the front thereof, saidstand being also provided with a hinged door above said tank and hingedwater-pipes in connection with said Water-supply pipes for supplyingwater to said tank, and a telescopic water-escape pipe mounted in thebottom of said stand, one section of which is in communication with saidtank, said tank being also provided with a hinged cover which is adaptedto serve as a seat, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a washstand, of a sliding tank mounted in` thebottom thereof and adapted to move out and in through an opening formedin the front thereof, said IOO stand being also provided with a bowl inthe top thereof, pipes for supplying water to said bowl, andwater-escape pipes connected with the bottom thereof, water-pipes in theside of said tank for supplying water thereto, said pipes being incommunication with said water-supply pipes, by means of foldingcouplings, and a water-escape pipe mounted in the bottom of said stand,and consisting of telescopic sections, one section of which is incommunication with the bottom of said tank, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 15th day of April,1898.

ISAAC COATES W'ILLAMS.

Witnesses:

ABRAM CoA'rEs WILLIAMS, JACOB JOSEPH Sonn/rrr.

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